Krishna Canal Junction railway station

Krishna Canal Junction railway station (station code:KCC[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Tadepalle which is part of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[2] It is administered by Vijayawada Railway Division of South Coast Railway zone and situated on New Delhi–Chennai, Howrah–Chennai main line. The station is the terminus for Guntur–Krishna Canal section.[1][3] It is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the division.[4] It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.[5]

Krishna Canal Junction
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
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General information
LocationTadepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
 India
Coordinates16°28′39″N 80°36′20″E
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railways
Line(s)
Platforms6
Tracks11 broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKCC
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
ClassificationNon-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Electrified1980–81
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kolanukonda
towards ?
New Delhi–Chennai main line Vijayawada
towards ?
Howrah–Chennai main line
Mangalagiri
towards ?
Howrah–Chennai main line
Location
Krishna Canal Junction is located in Andhra Pradesh
Krishna Canal Junction
Krishna Canal Junction
Location within Andhra Pradesh
Krishna Canal Junction is located in India
Krishna Canal Junction
Krishna Canal Junction
Krishna Canal Junction (India)

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[6] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[7]

As there was no railway bridge across the Krishna River, the trains from the South were terminated at this railway station and those from the North were terminated at Vijayawada railway station. The goods and passengers were transferred between the Vijayawada and Krishna Canal railway stations through barges.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Krishna Canal is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[8]

References
  1. "Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. "Operations scenario". South Central Railway. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. G, Sarthak (7 February 2019). "51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  8. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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